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Bricklayers are not remedial wall tie technicians
This past week I was involved in a remedial wall tie installation on a prestigious brand new building, which is not yet complete. Surprisingly the need for wall tie installation on new and fairly new buildings is more common than many would expect. Reasons for this include: new wall ties missed during the bricklaying; [...]
RICS members get the damp and timber surveying treatment via Blue Box Partnership
I was able to join Blue Box for two of their training events this past few weeks. Blue Box are very active in providing up to date and relevant CPD training for RICS members, usually by RICS members. This time I was along to take one of the CPD slots with a presentation on [...]
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Bricklayers are not remedial wall tie technicians
This past week I was involved in a remedial wall tie installation on a prestigious brand … [post in full...]
RICS members get the damp and timber surveying treatment via Blue Box Partnership
I was able to join Blue Box for two of their training events this past few weeks. Blue … [post in full...]
Property Care Association AGM and speaker program 25/4/13
The Property Care Association Annual conference and speaker program Last Thursday I … [post in full...]
Rising Damp for beginners – how serious is a rising damp diagnosis
Rising Damp for beginners (and homeowners). So someone says your house has rising … [post in full...]
Property Care Association course – timber identification for surveyors
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